"Monthly (or more) firmware updates" confuses me. We get, what, an average of 8 a year? Oh the horror.
Anyway, it sounds like the guy doesn't like Sony exclusives and he plays games for the sake of achievements, something I will never, ever understand. I don't even know what the hell you're supposed to do with a gamer score. E-peen isn't why I play games.
Also, if minor differences in games is that important to him then he really, really needs to switch over to PC.